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Ponies

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Created For = NAHSTE

Found in 171 Collections and/or Records:

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Viscountess Rachel Mary Lumley Godolphin de Montmorency, 06 May [1906]

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/12/14
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de Montmorency, who signs herself 'R.M Frankfort', asks Ewart how her Arab pony 'Mafdood' [?] is getting on, and whether Ewart still has him or whether he has gone to Colonel Malcolm.

The year is not written on the letter.

Dates: 06 May [1906]
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1906

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from W.A Byrne, 29 April 1903

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/9/48
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Byrne enquires how Ewart wishes the pony yearling to be sent to him and asks him to delay deciding on a sire for his mare until Ewart has seen the yearling. He encourages Ewart to try to get all the medals he can for Connemara ponies at the forthcoming Polo Pony Society show.

Dates: 29 April 1903
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1903

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from William Gordon Burn Murdoch, 21 January 1916

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/22/14
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Burn Murdoch writes that he is unsure what to do with the pony, and suspects he will have to sell it. He asks Ewart to graze it for him for a year, and asks whether its weight will be suitable for a polo pony.

Dates: 21 January 1916
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1916

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from William Gray Hogarth, 03 December 1902

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/8/104
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Hogarth informs Ewart, following a reference to Ewart's paper given at the Royal Society on the Celtic horse, of a full-sized horse in his possession which does not have any callosites, revealing that this is a phenomenon not solely limited to ponies.

Dates: 03 December 1902
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1902

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from William Gray Hogarth, 12 February 1903

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/9/19
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Hogarth writes that he has traced the pedigree and ownership history of his pony 'Peter',

Dates: 12 February 1903
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1903

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from William Green, 31 January 1911

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/17/2
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Green writes to say that he does not have the time to take over half of Ewart's farm, but that he will happily provide financial support, and is enclosing £20 to keep the two ponies.

Dates: 31 January 1911
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1911

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from W.R.G Henderson, 11 March 1902

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/8/18
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Henderson writes on behalf of Anchor Line regarding the arrangements for the shipment of two ponies to New York from Professor Cockerell.

Dates: 11 March 1902
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1902

Letter to Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell from Edward Allen Clemens (incomplete), 21 June 1902

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/8/48
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Clemens writes to Cockerell regarding Ewart's research into and experiments with dun-coloured animals. He wonders whether any still exist in New Mexico of sufficiently pure blood to be of value to their experiments. He goes on to discuss markings, and offers to make certain of his ponies available for sale.

The latter part of the letter is not present.

Dates: 21 June 1902
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1902

Newspaper clippings concerning the Congested Districts Board horse breeding scheme, 1908

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/14/27
Scope and Contents Contains: 'Ponies', The Spectator, 27 October 1900; 'The Highland Pony: Revival of a Neglected Equine Breed', by J. Fairfax Blakeborough, The Scotsman, 6 September 1907; 'The Country House: Horses for the Territorial Army', The Field, 15 February 1908; 'The National Horse...
Dates: 1908
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1908

Notes made by James Cossar Ewart concerning the prices of sheep and ponies, 1920

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/26/4
Scope and Contents

The notes record the prices of various sheep and ponies bought or sold over the 1911-1918 period. One piece of paper is dated 1920, and appears to refer to the calculations as being related to grants made by the Board of Agriculture and to payments made to the Factor.

Dates: 1920
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1920

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